Hán-Nôm Dictionaries
The Hán-Nôm Dictionaries tool is a collection of dictionaries that provide definitions and explanations for Hán-Nôm characters. This tool is especially useful for researchers who need to look up the meanings of Hán-Nôm characters in historical texts.

Tự Điển Chữ Nôm Dẫn Giải (The Dictionary of Nôm Characters with Quotations and Annotations)

To date, The Dictionary of Nôm Characters with Quotations and Annotations by Prof. Nguyễn Quang Hồng is the largest dictionary on Chữ Nôm, containing nearly 10,000 entries extracted by the author from 124 ancient works and texts from various periods, fields, and genres. The dictionary is systematically and scientifically structured into two columns: one column identifies the character form, pronunciation, and code of the character, while the other analyzes the structure of the Chữ Nôm character, provides its meaning, and includes relevant contextual examples. Special attention is given to the variations of Chữ Nôm characters, with each entry possibly having one or more variant forms that are clearly recorded from specific textual sources. This is a significant highlight of this dictionary.

Giúp Đọc Nôm và Hán Việt (Nôm and Sino-Vietnamese Pronunciation Guide)

The Nôm and Sino-Vietnamese Pronunciation Guide by Father Anthony Trần Văn Kiệm consists of two main parts: Part I introduces and lists the radicals used in writing Hán-Nôm characters, followed by an arrangement of Hán-Nôm characters classified by radicals and stroke count. This method of radicals organizing Hán-Nôm characters allows readers to quickly identify the pronunciation of a character in both Sino-Vietnamese and modern Vietnamese, thereby enabling them to easily find the corresponding meaning in Part II. Part II provides the pronunciation and meaning of each Hán-Nôm character. The pronunciation section includes the Beijing Mandarin pronunciation (transcribed in Pinyin, which the author refers to as Phanh Âm), the Sino-Vietnamese pronunciation, and the Vietnamese (Nôm) reading. This is undoubtedly one of the rare and valuable books for referencing and self-studying Hán-Nôm that anyone passionate about learning these ancient scripts should read.

Nguyễn Trãi Quốc Âm Từ Điển

Nguyễn Trãi Quốc Âm Dictionary is a work by Dr. Trần Trọng Dương, dedicated to the study of the language used in Quốc Âm Thi Tập — the only surviving collection of Nôm poems by Nguyễn Trãi, composed in the 15th century. The dictionary not only examines ancient Vietnamese vocabulary but also preserves many aspects of medieval Vietnamese culture and customs. The work focuses on explaining and tracing the origins of over 2,500 entries, including words, idioms, and allusions, across 12,000 syllable occurrences in Nguyễn Trãi’s poetry, helping readers gain deeper insights into the language and culture of his time. With both scholarly and practical value, this dictionary is a valuable resource for the study, teaching, and learning of Vietnam's classical literature.